Cabinet.



M. L. LAURETTE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION mm JAN. 11. 1914.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Inventor Witne J u r Attorneys THE NORRIS FETEKS 60.. PHOTO-LITHQ.WASHINGTON, D. C.

MYRTLE L. LAURETTE, 0F BARLOW, KENTUCKY.

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Application filed. January 17, 1914.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that T, MYRTLE L. LAURETTE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Barlow, in the county ofBallard and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Cabinet,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets and more particularlyto a cabinet which is adapted to house blankets or quilts therein in asuspended condition.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet with a rackdisposed therein and which rack is adapted to support a plurality ofblankets or allied articles thereon and to maintain the same in asuspended and unwrinkled condition and in which the bars of the rack areremovably but at the same time, non-rotatably held in place.

A further object is to provide a rack disposed within a cabinet in whichthe various rods are removably secured in position and at the same timeare held against rotation when in their seated position to thus preventthe rotation of the rods which would allow the quilts or blankets todrop therefrom should they be hung upon the rods in other than a centralposition.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated, inwhich Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my im proved cabinet. Fig. 2 isa sectional view thereof, taken on the line 2-2. Fig. 3 is a detail viewillustrating in perspective one of the removable rods of the rack. Fig.4

. is a detail View of a somewhat modified form of rack construction.

Referring to the drawings in which simi lar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the cabinet includesthe back 5, the bottom 6, side walls 7 and top 8. Secured to the sidewalls 7 are the hingedly mounted doors 9,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915 Serial no. 812,770.

which when closed, define a closed receptacle suitable for the storingof material therein which is to be protected from moths, etc., andpreserved in a serviceable condition.

Positioned within the cabinet and secured to the top and bottom thereofis the rack 10 which includes the standards or uprights 11 and 12, withthe rods 13 extending therebetween. For convenience in claiming theinvention, the upright 11 may be designated as the primary upright, theupright 12 being denominated the secondary upright. The standard 11 ispositioned against the side wall 7 and is provided with a plurality ofcylindrical bores 14 extending horizontally therein and intowhich fitthe rounded ends of the rods 13. The opposite or remote standard 12 isspaced a distance from the opposite side wall 7 and is provided with aplurality of angularlydisposed slots 15 extending therein and whichslots receive the squared or flattened ends 16 of the rods. The spacingof the standard 12 from the side walls 7 allows the rod to be moved outfrom the slots 15 and then longitudinally so as to become disengagedfrom the bores 14 which are sufficiently large to allow for thenecessary play therein. The rods when moved longitudinally are withdrawnfrom the bores 14 and may be removed so as to receive the article to besupported therein and which article may be in the nature of clothing, ormore usually will be blankets, quilts, etc.

The rods 13 are provided with the flattened or squared ends 16 and whichextend to such a point upon the rods that when the rods are positionedbetween the standards they will be prevented from moving longitudinally,although at the same time they will be allowed to move forwardlytransversely of the slots 15 so that they may be disengaged therefrom.The removable and non-rotatable manner in which the rods are held allowsthe said rods to be removed from the rack and receive the blanketsthereon and then returned to their original position, with the assurancethat even though the blankets be unequally distributed upon the twosides of the rod, the rod will not rotate which would allow the saidblanket to drop therefrom. The extremities of the rods 13 are providedwith the knobs 13' which extend beyond the standard 12, as illustratedin Fig. 1, thus allowing the rods to be removed without handling a quiltor blanket which may be positioned upon the rod and extend the entiredistancebetween the standards.

- side wall of the cabinet.

A somewhat modified "form of the standard 12 is disclosed in Fig. 8 inwhich a plurality, of outstanding brackets; J 17, either solid orskeleton in their structure as illustrated in the said figure, areprovided and which brackets are secured to the rear wall of the cabinetby the screws 18 or allied means.- lhe'se bracketsare provided withslots 19 extending therein which are similar to and perform thefunctions of the slots before mentioned.

Attention is called to the fact that the upper edge ofthe bracket isdepressed to define shelves 20 upon which the rods 13 may be positionedwhile not in use or'when the spacing of the rods is such that there area number'leftover. Inasmuch as the length of the rod is only aslightdistance less than the width of the cabinet, there will be nodanger of the rods falling from the depressed shelves. 1

It is to be observed that the knob 13' lies between the secondaryupright 12 and one The knob 13,

2 therefore, is not encumbered by a blanket or other article which issuspended on the rod, and may be grasped readily to permit the rod withthe blanket or other article to be lifted out of the cabinet. Owing tothe fact that the secondary upright 12 is spaced from theside wall ofthe cabinet, the hand of an operator may beinserted between the uprightin question and the corresponding side wall, for the purpose of graspingthe knob 13". The knob 13f, further, constitutes a means for preventingthe rod 13 from moving endwise; the knob cooperating With the upright 12and with the side wall. Itis to be observed, referring to Fig. 2, thatthe uprights 11 and 12 are spaced from the back of the cabinet. When therods 13 are not in use, thesame may be stacked up between the back ofthe cabinet and the uprights and the uprights act as stops preventingthe rods from rolling out of the cabinet. Note the point at which thereference character is applied in Fig. 2.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 2- In a deviceof the class described, a cabinet comprising a bottom, a back and sidewalls; a primary upright and a secondary upright upstanding from thebottom of the cabinet, the primary upright being provided in its sideface with circular recesses and the secondary upright being provided inits outer edge with inclined notches; and circular rods, one end of eachrod being mounted in one recess, the other end of each rod beingflattened and being received in one notch to holdthe rod againstrotating, the flattened end of each rod terminating in an enlarged knoblocated between the secondary upright and one side wall of the cabinetand cooperating with said side wall and with the secondary upright toprevent the rod from moving endwise, the secondary upright being spacedfrom said side wall to permit a removal of the rod by means of the knobwhen an article is suspended on the rod; both uprights being spaced fromthe rear wall to define a compartment, and constituting stops adapted toreceive the ends of the rods when the latter are stored in thecompartment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MYRTLE L. LAURETTE.

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' Washington, D. G.

